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Jeremy Corbyn is facing an open rebellion from members of his shadow cabinet over his refusal to accept the international definition of anti-Semitism.

The Telegraph understands that Tom Watson, the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, has warned Mr Corbyn that disciplining Dame Margaret Hodge for calling him anti-Semitic is "counter-productive".

Mr Watson is pushing Mr Corbyn to accept the full definition of anti-Semitism in the party's code of conduct along with three other members of the shadow cabinet after a furious backlash from Labour MPs.

It came after the Jewish Chronicle, Jewish Telegraph and Jewish News ran the same leader on their front page for the first time, expressing "communal anger...